Hungary vs New Zealand: Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita
Hungary
1,668 hours per worker
in 2023
New Zealand
1,708 hours per worker
in 2023
Hungary rank
93rd
New Zealand rank
91st
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita over time
- Hungary
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1,708 hours per worker against 1,668 hours per worker in Hungary, a difference of 40 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 93rd and New Zealand ranks 91st of 130 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,996 hours per worker | 1,798 hours per worker | 198.05 hours per worker | Hungary |
| 1990s | 1,908 hours per worker | 1,798 hours per worker | 109.76 hours per worker | Hungary |
| 2000s | 1,842 hours per worker | 1,772 hours per worker | 70.42 hours per worker | Hungary |
| 2010s | 1,745 hours per worker | 1,725 hours per worker | 19.95 hours per worker | Hungary |
| 2020s | 1,678 hours per worker | 1,700 hours per worker | 21.19 hours per worker | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours vs. gdp per capita, Hungary or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 1,708 hours per worker against 1,668 hours per worker in Hungary as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours vs. gdp per capita between Hungary and New Zealand?
- 40 hours per worker, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and New Zealand?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Hungary and New Zealand rank globally for annual working hours vs. gdp per capita?
- Hungary ranks 93rd and New Zealand ranks 91st of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This is the average sum of hours worked by employees and self-employed people during each year in a country.